Monthly Archives: July 2018

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Southern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report published on Friday morning. Zacks Investment Research currently has $52.00 target price on the bank’s stock.

According to Zacks, “Greenville First Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company for Greenville First Bank, N.A., a national banking association....More>>>

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in shares of Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTEK) by 6.4% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 37,544 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,262 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Tetra Tech were worth $1,838,000 as of its most....More>>>

Institutional investors and corporate insiders didn’t run when the S&P 500 Index stumbled earlier this year. They added to their stashes.

Amid a 10 percent market correction in February that ended a record streak of positive monthly total returns, institutional ownership of S&P 500 members rose 3.28 percent over the past six months, while insider holdings increased by 5.46....More>>>

The stock market has been volatile over the past few months, partly thanks to President Donald Trump’s proposals for new tariffs aimed at China and other trading partners. However, patient investors can ride out the storm with three of my favorite dividend stocks –AT&T (NYSE:T), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), and Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS).

Investors can add all sorts of investments to an IRA, but many financial advisors will suggest sticking with conservative dividend stocks. The reason is simple — blue chip income generators generally bounce back from big market crashes, and the compounding effect of reinvested dividends can deliver massive returns over several decades.

For almost a decade, investors have waited patiently for any hint of inflation in the U.S. economy, a sign the recovery can sustain itself without emergency stimulus from the Federal Reserve. Now they’re getting it, and many are shocked at the reaction.

It landed last week with the worst stock market plunge since January 2016. A stronger-than-expected employment report with signs of....More>>>

While most investors remain fixated on the tech sector and the cryptocurrency boom, energy is looking like strong bet in 2018.

Oil quietly topped $62 a barrel this week, posting new three year highs. This weeks move caps off an impressive four-month comeback that has shot crude to gains of more than 32%. Sure, the days of $100 oil are long gone. But as this furious energy rally proves, the....More>>>

Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela is bidding to join the ranks of presidents for life. His biggest obstacle is the grinding economic crisis that he created.

He coasted to victory Sunday in an election that defied international authorities, a desultory vote boycotted by the opposition and the most obvious evidence so far that the nation’s socialist experiment enjoys scant popular support.....More>>>

TFS Financial Corp (NASDAQ:TFSL) files its latest 10-K with SEC for the fiscal year ended on September 30, 2017. TFS Financial Corp is the holding company of the Third Federal Savings and Loan Association based in the United States. Its business consists of originating and servicing residential real estate mortgage loans and attracting retail savings deposits. TFS Financial Corp has a market cap....More>>>

Mention the word uranium and most likely weapons of mass destruction come to mind. While you can make plenty of jokes about investment returns in the event of nuclear war, choosing to diversify your portfolio with uranium mining stocks is certainly worth a closer look.

Azincourt Uranium Inc. (OTCBB: AZURF) (TSX: AAZ.V) the Canadian based resource company specializing....More>>>

We’ve been following second-quarter earnings results since late May. Now the seasonal pivot has shifted, with only a few scattered companies left to release their numbers before we transition to the August cycle. That means the next wave of 10-Q filings I’ll be studying over the next

Honeywell International Inc. lowered its stake in Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) by 17.8% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 576,000 shares of the chip maker’s stock after selling 124,500 shares during the quarter. Honeywell International Inc.’s holdings in Intel were w

Systematic Financial Management LP lowered its position in shares of Systemax Inc. (NYSE:SYX) by 4.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 44,315 shares of the company’s stock af

News articles about Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) have been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on

Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $76.38 and last traded at $76.35, with a volume of 2108 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $75.50.